Jim Kalat's best-selling INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY takes a "critical thinking" approach to the major
theories and concerns of psychology. By prompting students to ask themselves questions like "How was this
conclusion reached?" and "Does the evidence really support it?," Kalat encourages the use of scientific
principles. He walks students through the hypothesis-method-results-interpretation steps that psychologists use
when attempting to answer questions about human intellect, emotion, and behavior.